To help abate the physician shortage, the American Medical Association (AMA) created guidelines to help state licensing boards, the Federation of State Medical Boards, and state and specialty societies to...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 5
Negligent credentialing cases most often occur when a patient claims that he or she was harmed by a physician at a hospital. Plaintiffs’ attorneys like to cover all of their bases to give their clients the best chances of getting a handsome payment by issuing a claim against the hospital and the...
No hospital wants to be embroiled in a negligent credentialing lawsuit, but these claims are becoming more prevalent. More states are recognizing negligent credentialing as a valid legal theory, making it more important than ever for medical staffs to polish their credentialing...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 20, Issue 2
The physician-hospital relationship is more critical today than ever. A hospital’s best intentions to align with its physicians may fail unless leaders understand the pros and cons for both the hospital and any involved...
A physician is no stranger to the fact that healthcare is a team sport. A single physician cannot be responsible for the entire gamut of patient care—he or she needs a nurse to handle daily care, perhaps a specialist to offer advice for a particularly complex patient, and a...
